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Posted by guv on 11/06/05 14:15
On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 13:50:44 GMT, "Brian Wescombe"
<brian.wescombeSODOFF@ntlworldSPAM.com> wrote:
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>"Ridwan Hughes" <fox@ridhughz.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:MPG.1dd49295b50ba1a298976b@nntp.dsl.pipex.com...
>> Certain 'copy protected' CD's issued by Sony have been installing hidden
>> spyware on PCs that's not easily removable:
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>>> http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html
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>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/02/AR2005110202362.html?sub=new
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>> Yet another reason to boycott 'copy protected' CD's.
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>I have an old Philips Audio CD recorder, anything that won't work properly
>in the PC gets copied on that, which removes any software from the disc.
>Then the copy can be used in a PC with no trouble.
>There's nothing that can't be copied, when will Soly realise??!
Indeed. Whilst I can understand their search to protect their
investment in their products, what they suceed in doing is ensure idle
minds get a new "project", whilst those who would otherwise have
bought the items, not bothering becuase they cant be sure it will play
in all the equipment they have gone out and bought. Does the cost of
their endevours outweigh the cost of the losses through copying?
Probably not.
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